Registration Of Unorganized Workers Must Be Completed As Early As Possible : Supreme Court Directs Centre, States

The Supreme Court has directed the Central Government and the State Governments to complete the registration process of unorganized workers so that they can avail the welfare benefits given under various government schemes.The Court also said that it is necessary to have a Common National Database for all unorganised workers situated in different States in the entire...

'Not Good For States To Rival Each Other In Race For Vaccines' : Madras HC Suggests Vaccine Allocation By Centre

Expressing concerns about the tendency of states to be rivals against each other in the "race to obtain vaccines", the Madras High Court on Monday suggested that the Centre should allocate the vaccines.Chief Justice Sanjib Banerjee, speaking on behalf of a Bench comprising himself and Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorthy orally expressed the view that various states were facing problems...

Delhi High Court Restrains WhatsApp & Telegram From 'Illegally Circulating' Copies Of Times Of India, Navbharat Times E-Newspapers

In an interim order passed last week, the Delhi High Court has restrained social networking platforms WhatsApp and Telegram and certain other individuals from allegedly illegally circulating e-papers of Bennett, Coleman and Company Ltd (Times of India and sister publication Navbharat Times) on their respective platforms. Noting that Plaintiff had made out a prima facie case, the Bench...

BREAKING - States/UTs Should Provide Dry Ration, Community Kitchens For Stranded Migrants Workers : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Monday directed for dry ration to be distributed to migrant workers stranded throughout the country under Atma Nirbhar Scheme or any other scheme found suitable by the States/Centre.Directions were given to the States to file Affidavits indicating the mechanism by which dry ration would be distributed to those who do not possess a ration card, and that it is for the States...

Plea Before Supreme Court Seeks Urgent Directions To Bar Councils To Permit Advocates To Advertise For Limited Purposes

Highlighting the grievances of lawyers suffering due to lack of work during the pandemic, a plea has been moved before Supreme Court seeking directions to the Bar Council of India and other Bar Councils to allow Advocates to advertise for the limited purpose in some areas of service.An application has been filed in this regard, urging the Court to declare that the advertisement for some areas...

'They Can't Violate Court Order Again & Again': Madras Bar Association Seeks Stay Of Tribunals Ordinance; Supreme Court To Consider Next Week

The Supreme Court on Monday decided to hear after a week the plea filed by Madras Bar Association challenging the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation and Conditions Of Service) Ordinance 2021 to the extent it amends section 184 and 186 of the Finance Act 2017. A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao, Hemant Gupta and S Ravindra Bhat observed that they will hear the main matter...

Reserve Posts For Visually Impaired In Civil Judges' Posts : Plea In Karnataka High Court

A division bench of Chief Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Suraj Govindaraj of Karnataka High Court on Monday issued notice returnable on June 28, on a petition filed by the National Federation of the Blind. The petition challenges the notification issued by the Registrar General and Secretary Civil Judges Recruitment Committee dated 26.3.2021 by which there are no posts reserved...

'We Are Not Afraid To Decide The Matter" : Bombay High Court Asks Param Bir Singh To Withdraw Statements In Plea Filed In Supreme Court

After the Bombay High Court took exception to a paragraph in Ex-Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh's plea before theSupreme Court, where he alleged the HC did not hear him, Singh assured the court he would clarify his statement to the Supreme Court in an affidavit. Singh also undertook not to pursue reliefs regarding the FIR under investigation by the Thane Police before...

Supreme Court Directs Centre's Reply On Uniform Policy For Issuing Death Certificates To COVID Victims For the Purpose Of Ex-Gratia Assistance For Their Families

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Central Government to bring on record any policy or guidelines pertaining to death certificates issued to COVID-19 patients, including guidelines by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).Further directions were given to place before the Court all the schemes stipulated under Section 12(3) of the Disaster Management Act on the aspect...

Estimates 400 Patients To Be Affected With Mucormycosis(Black Fungus) Every Week, Karnataka Govt Tells High Court

The Karnataka Government has requested the Government of India for an allocation of 20,000 vials of Liposomal Amphotericin B, which is used for the treatment of black fungal infection, estimating that more than 400 patients will be affected with black fungal infection, every week. In its written submission filed before the Karnataka High Court the state government has said "The...

If Accused Have Not Been Arrested For 7 Years, Why Suddenly Arrest Them After Chargesheet? Calcutta HC Asks In Narada Case

While adjourning the hearing in the Narada case to May 26, a 5-judge bench of the Calcutta High Court observed on Monday that one of the issues in the case is the necessity of the arrest of the four Trinamool Congress leaders - two of them cabinet ministers, and one an MLA - in the case."One issue, is if the accused have not been arrested during investigation for over 7 years, what is...

Can Court Grant Protection To Two Persons Living Together Without Examining Their Marital Status?: P&H High Court Refers Matter To Larger Bench

In a significant move, the Punjab & Haryana High Court last week referred to a larger bench, the question as to whether the Court is required to grant protection to two persons living together, without examining their marital status and the other circumstances of that case? The Bench of Justice Anil Kshetarpal also added, If the answer to the above is in the negative, what are...